Author Question: A patient comes from a close-knit extended family. If the patient's family functions as context, ... (Read 76 times)

deesands · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A patient comes from a close-knit extended family. If the patient's family functions as context, what does the nurse need to evaluate?

a. Attainment of health of an individual member in a specific environment
b. Family processes
c. Family relationships
d. The family member and unit

Question 2

A registered nurse has been working for an oncology unit for the past year and has a passion for caring for oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy. Whose responsibility is it for the nurse to become competent in administering chemotherapy?

a. The hospital where the nurse is employed
b. The charge nurse
c. The nurse herself or himself
d. The oncologist who admits patients to the unit

zacnyjessica · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
When you view the family as context, your primary focus is on the health and development of an individual member existing within a specific environment (i.e., the patient's family). When you view the family as patient, the family processes and relationships (e.g., parenting or family care-giving) are your primary focus of care. Focus your nursing assessment on the family patterns versus individual member characteristics. When you care for the family as a system, you are caring for each family member (family as context) and the family unit (family as patient), using all community, social, and psychosocial resources.

Answer to Question 2

C
A nurse's responsibility is to follow policies and procedures and to know the most current prac-tice standards. As a nurse progresses in a career, it becomes his or her responsibility to obtain necessary continued education and earn certifications when he or she chooses to practice in spe-cialty areas. Nurses must be accountable for their own actions; it is not the responsibility of the hospital, charge nurse, or oncologist for the nurse to be competent.